1108490 - Allow to select the search engine via Alt+Up/Down before entering a search term

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1110678

(Firefox :: Search, defect)

Description

[Sebastian Zartner [:sebo]]

In the new search interface Alt+Up/Down doesn't work like before. It previously allowed to select a different search engine while and before you were typing in your search term.

Use case:
1. Within the search box press Alt+Up/Down
   => The search popup opens allowing you to select a different search engine
2. Type the first letter of the search engine you want to use
   => The search box switches to the search engine and the icon of the search engine and the related text are visible within the search box like in previous versions of Firefox.
2. Start typing your search terms
3. Hit Enter
   => The search uses the selected search engine and afterwards the search box switches back to the default search.

(The only difference to the old behavior would be that the search engine previously didn't change anymore after searching.)

Sebastian

Comment 1

[Florian Quèze [:florian]]

I think everything here is covered by bug 1110678.